Original and captivating, the Cotesbach Road residence was remodeled to serve the needs of a young family of three. Scenario Architecture reorganized the layout of this Edwardian home in London, turning it into an engaging modern retreat. By opening the internal structure while maintaining the function of the previously separated areas, the house instantly feels...
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Tiny Studio Organized With A Smart Storage Wall
Following a renovation by New York’s Framework Architecture, a wall running the length of a small studio provides generous storage and display. The slatted wood wall runs the entire length of the 450-square-foot studio, beginning in the entryway, where it displays two African paintings and a sculpture. Further along, the wall opens to accommodate a...
Forest Cabin Combining Small Living With The Camping Experience
Architect Bill Yudchitz asked his son, Daniel, to help him create a self-sustaining multi-level family cabin in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Floor-to-ceiling doors open the structure to the elements and provide a protective layer when not in use. The inner décor is simple and modern, with lots of natural wood incorporated. Aluminum pipes were repurposed as ladder...
Floating Watervilla Weesperzijde In Amstel River
Half of this floating house by +31 Architects is submerged below the waterline of Amsterdam’s river Amstel, while the other opens out to a buoyant terrace. Watervilla Weesperzijde is connected to the quay by a wooden bridge, which flexes as the residence rises and falls with the tide. Sliding glass doors added to the lounge...
Minimalist Concrete House With A Large Vertical Garden
Let’s go green! Architecture studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects designed a unique sustainable house with a vertical garden as facade in Ho Chi Minh City. The front and the back of the building consist of concrete planters that can be watered through an automatic system, which collects rainwater. Additionally, the facade helps to regulate sunlight,...
Bright And Airy Extension To A California Bungalow
This bright and airy extension to a California bungalow by Melbourne-based BG Architecture is all about flexible open plan living and a seamless transition between inside and out. These stylish family quarters are the perfect relaxed oasis from the bustle of the outside world. The home is full of natural light thanks to the expansive...
Refined Bathroom Design Inspired By Coco Chanel Style
This unique and elegant bathroom design was inspired by tastes and works of one of the most famous women in world history – Coco Chanel. The owners required functionality, warm shades and giving a character to the space, and the designers managed to fulfill the demands in a perfect way. One of the main principles...
Hocker Farm With A Traditional Exterior And Minimalist Interior
Do you like striking contrasts? If you do, then this modern take on a traditional chalet will impress you by the contrast between indoors and outdoors. Donald Architecture completed the design of Hocker Farm, a charming stone cottage. Constrained in size by the original garage footprint, the challenge was creating the extra rooms within a...
Relaxing And Inspiring Modern Residence In Neutral Colors
Finding inspiration in the work of Tadao Ando, a Houston couple designed the concrete house of their dreams. Designers Christopher Robertson and Vivi Nguyen-Robertson conceived their house as an unfolding sequence of simple geometric forms: a low concrete wall, a concrete cube, and a boxclad in Siberian larch. The inside décor is rather minimalist yet...
Small Moonlight Cabin That Embraces Outdoors
Jackson Clements Burrows Architects built a small shelter overlooking the coast of Victoria, Australia. Envisioned as a place to get away, the structure allows inhabitants to engage with its natural surroundings. Sized at only 60 square meters, the small footprint aims to explore how small is too small, questioning what is really necessary in a...









